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just rescreened an anderson screen with metal splines. Never tried to do a screen before. Youtube said you can't reuse the metal splines, another site showed how to save them. The long sides did curl on me, as I didn't have the recommended tool to remove them to prevent that. However, not to...

Welders on a skid, to pull along the pipeline.

Happy Flag Day and Happy 250th to the US Army. Good breakfast this morning. Wife didn't go. Stopped by church building to take care of a few things, like putting the streaming computer on UPS power, making sure everything is working for tomorrow, etc. Wife has all the windows and doors open...

Take it to a metal shop and see if they can make a copy, then you have 2 gazebo's..

Gotta watch out mowing. momma was looking

worked on deck2 until I wore myself out. got most of new joists on, just a little blocking left. Haven't cut the end of joists yet, and put on the outer band, but I have them marked. I had ran out of screws, but while working, USPS delivered another container of them from Amazon, but I didn't...

I slept in, but working by 10. I’m more in line with Drew’s friends, but occasionally wake around 5 or 6 and just get up. Changed filters in AC. The new geo unit acting up, hopefully clean filters will help that. Still got lumber in the back of the truck that needs screwed down.

Hope Mostly is ok, did he say he was taking a trip?

Had to beat more rain this weekend. Also mixed and sprayed weed juice. Went out this evening for dinner at Dobbin House Tavern in Gettysburg. Good ribs.

picked up more deck joists at Lowes. Then mowed everything, including across creek. THe Jap stilt grass went crazy, over a foot tall in places.

I gave up executive, our costco is just always swamped with people

That was the oil well crew in 2008. The crew this year has put many truckloads of stone down and have done a good job.

This is driveway damage lol

I have an old CB laying around somewhere.

Got some joists up on deck2. Think I might cantilever it out some, instead of even with the upper deck. What’s a couple more trex boards . Removed the old garage deck, some of its joists now temporarily on the new joists. Ran out of wood.

Found a replacement set screw for my sawzall, walmart online of all places.

Wow Drew, my green bean plants barely growing, and something ate off some that did. got .46" rain since midnight. Got 3 rows of garden weeds pulled, dumped about a dozen buckets of weeds. by afternoon, dirt was drying up on top. Got last 2 posts of deck2 in, and started the outer header...

Except the cucumber.

.31” rain over night, thought I heard thunder in the night. Wanted to pull weeds in garden, now too muddy. Did hoe a couple rows last night before dark. Went out last night to see what all the noise was next door, seems a bucket truck and several vehicles on the side road, they might be...

seen some with tanks. I did buy a couple small raised planters, have mint growing in one. And some onions growing next to the house. Wife wanted something lot bigger for strawberries. Seen Youtube videos of people pouring larger ones with concrete panels, bolting them together. And

I decided after yesterdays drive, today was a conserve energy day. maybe i'll do something later, but nothing planned for now.

The eufy s340 cameras are good at following, but not cellular. They are my current favored camera with wifi available. Use with a mifi for service. They do tell you immediately when motion is detected. I have a few of these. Probably won't follow thru the glass though...

I have grown to like the spypoint game cameras. Mine watch 2 footed game. Only down side, is they don't send pics out immediately, but price wise, very good. get 100 free cell pics a month, camera usually around $80. I power some with AC adapters, others with external rechargeable batteries...

Nice party Popgadget. Wife and I were discussing building raised gardens. They problem I see with most, they are only a foot or two high, which is probably worse on my back than on the ground. Also discussing what material to use to build them.

FWT, that seems to be a high price for that neck of the woods. I have always wanted a perc test for any land I have bought. In MD, for it to be advertised as a "lot", it needs a perc and well already existing, otherwise it's "land" for sale. Even then, I want a perc.

One concerning video at the farm yesterday, a guy drives past the No Trespassing sign, parks behind our barn, gets out of car, starts looking around. He then sees one of the cameras, waves to it, then gets back in his car and finally leaves. No telling what he was looking for, wasn't a...

had to use flashers to be seen, otherwise you couldn't tell they were there. Some cars with no lights on at all, unbelievable. fortunately most people drove slow thru the downpours.

Home from a trip to Ohio. Visited Dad Friday afternoon, except he was in bed asleep. We cleaned the house while he slept then went on to a hotel. Lost power in hotel for an hour or so after a storm friday night. Saturday went to my Great Nieces HS grad party up near columbus. Got to visit...

I noticed a couple green tomato on my small plants. Most of green beans did not grow. Lots of weeds. Supposed to rain all day, heavy at times.

Sometimes you need a break

Drew, your chairs and cover look comfy. Ken’s pool looks nice also.

Good morning Remember D day

The smoke cover sure made it more bearable mowing today, wasn't all that bad. Got it all mowed to the creek, 8th time this year. Need the other side of creek mowed, the Jap stilt grass is growing fast over there. There's another dead cherry tree that blew down, and a bunch more sticks...

The guy that checked me out at Lowes looks like he could have been MS13, covered in face tattoos. So unappealing and a sharp contrast to the young kid that checked me out last week. looked like he gave a discount to the female ahead, that he acted like he knew. I never saw her pay. I just...

85 deg didn't get much done on deck2. waited for shade before drilling holes for anchor bolts. Hammer drill wouldn't hammer, just drill. so it took a good while to get the holes done. 1st bolt I messed up threads hammering it in, but got it fixed. 2nd one I must not have cleaned the hole...

Mazda Oil changed, always tight getting under it. Always have a hard time screwing on new filter, reaching under blindly. I can find where it goes, just hard getting the right angle for threads to line up. 79° but hot in sun, waiting for afternoon shade before I do any deck work Saw my...

Local state boys did a small milling and pave job near me. They should have stuck with just filling pot holes, as their paving job is horrible. Must not have used a paver, as it’s bumpy as heck, edges not straight. Looks like they shoveled out the asphalt and hit it with a roller. The roller...

To clean a shovel caked in asphalt from shoveling it all day, we would soak in diesel and light it up. Cleans right up.

78° Another day on deck2. Never get as much done as I think I will, but got 4 posts notched for headers, and think I have posts in final position to anchor the bases to the concrete. Discovered my final elevation is at least 1/2” high, due to green wood. A dry 2x8 measures 7.25”, green are...

Little more deck work. Nice cool breeze. Ran out of material, so need a Lowe’s run.

no, used to use aloa plant but don't have any of that either.

I set trusses by myself with a pole on FEL, a pole probably be easier.

Was out trimming a bush, something stung or bit me, not sure what it was.

Lots of deer out today.

Had the regular breakfast crew together again, except my wife and another wife. weird weather day, sun then clouds, then rain, then sun, then lots of wind... Too windy and muddy to work outside, that's my story and i'm sticking to it. convinced my wife to go out for Mexican food tonight.

Didn’t see snagglepuss all day, found her trapped in my barn.

morning meeting went well, I had forgotten wife can draw a small retirement at end of year from her few years of work long long ago..won't be much, but might pay for a meal out once a month. 76deg and humid out, storms coming this way this afternoon. Wife took pebbles to get her nails done...

Friend of mine was supposed to be bear hunting this week in Canada, they had to cancel due to wild fires.

everything all mowed up, calling for more rain tomorrow. Will try not to forget my zoom call in the morning.

I take it they have to import all the cement. Had a breakfast meeting this morning. came home and lit the firepit again, this time it burned. Got a bit of yard waste gone, although was very smoky at first due to the wetness. Sun starting to peak out now, maybe will be dry enough to mow...

I stopped at costco to get a couple things that sams didn't have, but after circling parking area a couple times I left. Gas 2.93 at Costco here, I got it at sams for the same. 1.88" of rain, still light drizzle.

Made a sams club run in the rain, after a stop at mission bbq for lunch.... Got my priorities straight. My tractors and Lawn mowers can't read a calendar so I change by the hour meter. When I got home from my mission, i took a wadded up paper bag, stuck it under the stuff in the fire pit and...

Your new rig?

Over 1” rain so far Inside work today, or Sams club run.

just checking if you bought the truck.

Got a RAM ad in the mail today. Only $895 a month for 72 months plus so much down Picture shows crew cab, but description is 2wd regular cab. So almost $70k. Not happening. .15” rain so far

Got too chilly on porch at 59°, rain now at .03” Snagglepuss helped. I should light the fire pit, it’s full of branches again.

Very light rain started about 1:30, hasn’t registered any in gauge yet, but can see it, and hear it, and feel it. I was about to start mowing. Last night forecast said it wouldn’t rain till late evening. Ran to Lowe’s and got more concrete mix, took 2 loads of dirt away with BX, drilled 2 more...

Sat a lot today, back yard, front porch, back deck. Belly full again. Watched the video Looking posted earlier, good video Chilly on deck now, had to come in.

When I was building my house, a church up the road a mile always “played” a song of ringing bells at 6 pm. They used PA speakers up in their “bell” tower. Always enjoyed that, don’t know when they stopped. Had a good lunch, did plenty for another meal. Baked beans, burger, brauts, roasted...

Happy Memorial Day, am indeed thankful for those that gave all to bring us freedom. 60° Sassy looks great. Rode in the back of a deuce in a half, while doing a job in TX back in late 80s. Good worship yesterday, and last night was our first monthly hot dog roast after evening service, out...

RIP Phil Robertson.

Same area in front of the house, big change from last pic from 1977. The lower field has grown up, used to be pasture that got mowed every year. I remember rabbit hunting in that field.

I did finally get moving, cut a couple posts for deck2, still need to decide on my design change, if I move the steps, should put in at least 1 more post in that area. was really windy out today, which was good for drying out the mud from the dirt I took out of the holes, but made it chilly...

Been home an hour since breakfast, and can’t get rear end out of park. Sunny, breezy, cool.

Congratulations Happy!! Quite the project.

avoid low end units, look for residential/commercial quality. I compared engine, which transmission vs price

wife wanted to go out for supper, so tonight we tried a local mompop place we had never been, and it's been there around 25 yrs. was good. had crab dip in a bread bowl appetizer. Sun finally came out today after several days of rain, hope mud dries enough for some deck2 work tomorrow, but...

Ran to Lowe’s and picked up long lumber for lower deck rebuild. That’s all I’m doing today

Flashback to 2012, and one of the old Pipe gates. This is a remnant of the old road back to the old log house at the back of our farm. Dad had used old gasline pipes to make a gate. A wire loop in the posts at each end held the pipe, it used 3 or 4 pipes, so to open the gate, you had to...

Have safe trip

Thanks, took a video of it going past. Neat to sit and eat alongside the track, was wondering how often a train came thru.

No date on my Vicks bottle, so it’s good. Almost .5” rain yesterday. Got my Messicks order, and ate at Lincoln Diner in Gettysburg. Train came by as we were leaving. Originally was going to another diner, we last ate here 2 yrs ago to the day.

My Vicks bottle is pretty old, but still works.

I intend to indulge

Hope you save the hemlocks. We have a lot of natural growing ones near the farm, and we have transplanted a couple near the house years ago. The swallows love it when I mow, and I enjoy their show.

Phil, I have a hickory tree that is full of burls.

Picture to show, originally I was making the lower deck (red) 16 ft, long, to where the 4 ft "bridge" currently ends, now I think I'll make it 12 ft, and extend the upper deck to 8 ft. I'll be removing the old AC unit that has been disconnected for over 10 yrs, but can't fill that space with...

Since my last post, I removed the old deck stairs. That got me thinking of a change I have a 4 ft section that bridges my geothermal lines underneath. Was going to drop to lower deck there. Now think I’ll keep deck at same height of main deck then step down closer to the garage. Same amount of...

Me too Yesterday my brother mowed some at the farm. Later when he was mowing the yard, Dad went out to see why the tractor was missing, my brother had parked it in the shade. Then Dad wanted him to mow the back field next. Lol It’s a start added a better pic.

I have to pick up an order from Messicks tomorrow. Will plan to eat lunch at nearby diner. Concrete work is done, mixer back in the barn. Grass is all mowed. Did hit some more sticks. Already have fire pit full of sticks. Saw a dead cherry tree at 45° angle on other side of creek. Been...

Still need to dig last hole 6-8” , lots of rock and roots but no power conduit so far. Ken, I got no financial help for my sons in college.

They still have the straw market near the docks. I have a thing hanging on a wall from there. Looks like they renamed the Never say Never bar, used in a James Bond film, at British Colonial hotel.

Dug 2 post holes for lower deck, and filled 1 with concrete, other partly full, stubbed up some rebar. ran out of concrete mix, got more from Lowes tonight. Took awhile to dig PHD out of barn, and assemble it. I took it to ohio once in pieces and never put it back together. the 3rd hole is...

Went there on my honeymoon

My current speed test is 81Mbps down , 17 Mbps up, 23 ms time. Fiber is offering $40 for 300 Mbps as their slowest package.

I suspect just to see if he still could. He hasn’t been on tractor in about a year, since he mowed some last May or June. At least he was just on the flat near the house.

Beautiful night to sit on the deck, nice breeze, snagglepuss on my lap. I’ve used the “new” deck with new chairs more than I used the old one. Dad mowed a couple laps today with the L5030. Think he just wanted to see if he still could. Drew, Andrew Camarata new place up where you was. You...

Dad mowed some today, 101 years old.

fiber is coming to me, and a bit cheaper than starlink. I'll probably switch.

I’d take a flame thrower to that spruce Lol

The plastic survived the storm. wicked storm around 5 pm.

pipeline is covered to the pile of pipes, from here it will take a sharp right turn down the hill. pics a bit blurry as they are clipped from a drone video.

This is the tank down below our farm, that the water will get pumped from. Water line goes up the hill somewhere in these woods to get to our farm, which is above the red line.

More equipment leaving. The pipe is buried all the way across our farm, and yesterday they dug across the road to lay the pipe across it. They will come back to do the steep hill on the property to our north, as they ended just past our line, and before the big valley.

Snagglepuss helped, crawled under plastic, then just watched

Garden planted, plastic down. Hot day.

Good sleep last night. Wife wants me working in garden before storms come later

I was up at 1:30 am, come downstairs at 2:30am, did fall asleep on the couch sometime. But overall, a do nothing day. Only went out to gather the trash can in.

Mostly, movie was Hot Tub Time Machine

to be used on the well pad.

ken, (y) my trailer has separate coverage, but it's really inexpensive. Good breakfast meeting.

Drew, does the hot tub come with a time machine? If I go back to 1986, will I still marry my wife in 1987? It sounds too dangerous to try. lol Gotta see the movie to get that. 1.6" of rain since yesterday. But nothing like western MD, where they had to rescue school kids by boat...

They only broke the wire once. They hit it a few other times. They broke the pole on the far end near the corn crib. They tore down the warning flags several times. We took down the electric to the garage, they could never get under it. It was only powering one of my cameras. Not sure the year...

They just took that dozer away today, used it to pull the back end of the truck around.

two different pipelines to two different pads by two different companies. oil/gas pipeline is metal and permanent. separate water pipeline is 1 yr above ground easement, is some HDPE, some softsided pipe that came on reels. The HDPE they fused behind our barn, then used a dozer to pull it to...

forgot to mention, but it looks like they placed the pipe on sand bags, no doubt to be able to weld the joints. It appears they are keeping the sand bags under the pipe. I have not been there in a week and a half, and they already have the pipe in, welded, and covering since then. Lots of...

That was our 2nd route suggestion to them. They proposed the orange line route, which put it a lot closer to our house, and crosses our water line from our water well. This would have avoided the deep hill in purple. I first proposed the blue line along the edge of our property. Their next...

there's 2 field offices there, wind blew one over last week LOL Daytime version, minus the office. pics get blurry when I zoom in.

They had to make sure we knew it was a deere

Ole Tom was struttin his stuff... I did get all the grass mowed after the "incident", and with sharpened blades. Gave it a quick cut, wasn't too particular around some of the bushes. Did not get mixer covered, might run out there now, so far .24" overnight, with plenty more to come. got mixer...

Came out easy, just removed the 2 blades. Did use razor blade knife to cut some. It did try to suck into the spindle, hope no long term damage to them.

didn't get much sleep last night. Did get concrete in the bottom of the first hole I dug for lower deck. Decided to just plant posts on top of the footer underground, instead of taking concrete to the surface than using a bracket. A PT post will outlive me. with rain coming for several days...

I wouldn't say well, but yes, they did pay to mess up the farm. But, so far think they are doing a pretty good job on their method.

Strutting

Pipeline getting covered

Pretty usual Sunday for me, except took my wife out for Mother’s Day. She got a free meal. Long phone call with son in TN. Taught my course, should be done with it in a couple weeks. Been up since 1:30, finally came downstairs to sit in chair.

I’d lead encourage it after it left the house. Good breakfast with all the crew Went to the large greenhouse as mentioned before Took Honda in for emission scam test due next week. Changed oil in Honda. Still couldn’t get oil plug out with 6 pt, so used the twist out set I had ordered...

Inspector showed up. They already covering the pipe.

Not too far from me, not far of Rt 15. I knew it was there, just never visited. They supply all the stores in the area.

At the largest greenhouse I’ve been in, around 25 connected houses, each with up to 5 bays like this only open retail on Saturdays, otherwise wholesale

glo fiber coming to my area, starts at $40 for 300 Mbps, $65 for 600 Mbps, and can get faster 1.2Gbps $80.

Snagglepuss helping me piddle in the barn. Raining. So far we found the ranger oil looks brand new, and is still the original. Found skeleton of a bird in a bucket. Can’t find my mud mixing pan

stayed awake last night just thinking about all the work that needed to get done, and now it's a cool damp morning, and don't feel like doing any of it.... 😂 50 deg and 99% humidity. maybe i'll rearrange more junk in the barn.

Got the new deck chairs out this morning, and it was nice sitting on the new deck this evening. Didn't do too much else, just a couple odd and ends stuff. Need to get concrete in the back hole for the lower deck. Ran out and picked up chinese for lunch, because didn't have any bread. Wife was...

Lots of fiber on poles.

Will they? This is the mess the well driller and pipeline people left the last time they were here back in 2008.

Had morning breakfast meeting. Then came home and mowed, everything including across the creek Then played barn tetris to get my concrete mixer out of the very back, that took an hour. So much junk in the barn I need to get rid of. And yesterday found my missing tape measure, buried deep under...

Usually they growl.

Congratulations Ron. Buppies, glad Holly is home. Happy birthday M7040

Mine came with different nozzles, I used what was installed. For wood deck you sure want to keep it moving, I’d be afraid of eating wood. I did hit my porch swing with PW. And it still left marks though I tried to keep moving.

This picture is south of our farm, and was my Great, and Great Great Grandparents farm, and their former house is 1/3 of the way from the right of the picture.. A house hidden behind the pine in the right center was built by my Great Uncle. Growing up, these were about the only houses up the...

Both the these companies wanted it to happen, and we got pretty much what we asked for. There was some pushback at first from the oil pipeline, but I told them to go around us and didn't cave. It would have been very hard for them to go around. I wish we had asked for more up front. In...

Dad’s fences were cheap. 😂 The water line cut thru 2 line fences I definitely want put back. Well Pipeline went thru 2 areas that had fences at some point, not sure what shape they were in, or if still standing. Then they tore out some fence in access areas. Contract says they have to put...

all new.

No mowing today, more rain showed up. Had to run out to pick up meds at pharmacy. Did get the little table assembled, that goes with the new chairs. Also the chair covers came. Was sitting on porch, but got too cool 59 deg and breeze blowing. .55" since midnight

Knocked the warning flags down but missed electric lines.

Concrete

Used the new pressure washer surface cleaner on the porch, works well. My PW unloader valve keeps sticking, so tried to remove it to see if I could clean it, but couldn’t get it out. But PW did keep pressure as long as I held trigger, but once you let go, you gotta remove nozzle and run some...

wish it was home stretch on the deck, but need to get started on the lower deck. But after almost 2" of rain in the last couple days, pretty muddy now. everything wet from another .5" last night, but we did need rain. Would be a good day to change fluids on the ranger, need to watch a video...

They are supposed to put fences back. But since we don’t have cows now, who knows if they will. To the north, line will go down a steep hill. Pipeline company supposed to maintain their ROW.

Last year dad mowed a little, don't know if he will be able to this year.

Just realized I never mentioned Dad turned 101 last month.

Thanks, after rain stopped, I disassembled and removed the old picnic table from the deck. It started raining again as I was finishing that, but stopped raining shortly. Put up the missing deck railing. Found out i need new castors for my weber genesis grill, but don't know exact model number...

LS , sorry for the damage. I was putting screws in the remaining pieces when rain opened up on me. They all have 2 screws to hold them. Planted green beans earlier and sprayed some weed juice.

main deck all framed, needs screws.

Curious probably, but can’t read the signs. One guy parked behind our barn and went hunting after I told him no. He came at 5 am one Saturday. He got a note left on his vehicle. We are at the end of the road, which ends at our mailbox. This new gravel farm lane, looks like a road, despite the...

We have lots of cameras, including cell cams.

Our lawyers did not know if eminent domain could be used or not, it was never brought up except by me asking. In the end, the money isn’t that great for the permanent damage they do, and the intrusion by so many people. But, wasn’t my sole decision, although I did call their bluff and got...

We never did, until the pipeline work.

still getting a lot of trespassing at the farm, every weekend they drive right past the No Tresspass signs. The silt fence they put up prohibits closing the gate, but might need to Go one weekend and sit out there and wait.

Over 1.65” rain since last night. sun looks like it might work it's way out, maybe... LS, thanks for update. Prayers for Dona. My oldest brother been fighting the cancer in lymph nodes, right now his bones are OK, I think. He doesn't say much. PJ, no kidney stones, glad they were able to...

I had problems with the starlink mesh, now use a Deco mesh. Much better...

The 2 new deck chairs came early, was waiting for me yesterday. Large heavy box I opened on the porch, than had to come in for supper After I just got started and the skies opened up, with wind driven rain. By the time I got everything in the garage, it was all soaked including me. Got the 2...

Pipeline across the farm, and one of me using the L5030 to mow, but was pushing a dead tree out of the field.

whirlwind of a trip, now back home. Got rotary cutter on tractor this morning the proper way, not the way dad does it with bolts and washers.... He wanted to come out to see if I was doing it right. Had to adjust one of the 3pt pins. Tried to grease the loader, but his grease gun was...

No, we took loader off before they picked up the tractor. This loose bolt is hidden by the side panel, so unless you take the side off, like I did to change the oil, you don't see the bolt. You only even need the side panel off to put the new oil in, the filter and dipstick are accessible with...

I don’t think so. Big multiflora rose bush in the middle of the pile Multiflora have taken over everywhere, all fences, fields.

Now at the farm. Got yard mowed, oil changed in tractor, found bolt for loader bracket almost out, another one appears broken off, and 2 just a little loose. tightened the ones I could, the one that was almost out is stripped. good thing there are another 5 that are tight on the bracket...

I have several oak trees in my yard that started as sprouting acorns I found on the ground. some of these oaks now a foot across in less than 20 yrs.

dads grape arbor is mostly on the ground..

They have already pushed aside the topsoil, seeded and strawed it, and dug the trench across our farm, and have pipe ready to go in the hole. Now it's up to how fast the welders can work. 3 loads of pipe came today.

delivered some pipe up the road. How these trucks even get up our road is a wonder. The one bringing in water line on spools last week got stuck in ditch and they had to run the big dozer a half mile down the road to pull it out.

Just enough to get started. My rear end has been in recliner all day Looks like pipe delivered at the farm. And water line guys had a load of HDPE delivered yesterday.

Just don’t feel like doing much today Did Amazon return and picked up 10 bags concrete at Lowe’s Power is back on at the farm. Nice day out.

Power still out at the farm. Glad I stayed here, I would have driven right into that storm. Lots of wind damage. One of my cameras at farm resending pics, after a swinging grape vine had used up last month’s allotted number. Phil, recognize the control board and ash pan. Need to get...

decided to try a swivel chair...

Drew, do you like the outdoor chairs you got? I need something for the deck.

After finishing deck boards this morning, mowed the entire yard. The plan was to run to town for some bags of concrete, but by the time I mowed, ate a couple bites of food and showered, it was already after 3 pm. cleaned bird crap off truck again, then decided it's now 4 pm, I don't feel...

I've been talking about getting rid of it.... Deck boards all on now, except the front and 1 side frame. Maybe tomorrow...

Was a nice day to sit outside and take frequent breaks. Did dig one post hole by hand, for the lower deck, back side where I can't get tractor in. It was in the shade while the top of deck was in the sun. did get more boards screwed on, 1 1/2 to go.

And there goes the lines again...............

David, congratulations on new pup, sure is cute. Kyle, the answer is spend $$$ if you don’t like the seat time. I enjoy mowing, it’s the 6 hrs each way to the farm that gets old. Debating about going tomorrow. Would take the BX to do some tight spot work, but trailer brakes don’t work. Need to...

The lady that was here presenting for the womens day at church yesterday, her 2 sons teach at the college my sons went to, and my youngest had her son as a professor for a class... Small world. I'm prepping for class tonight. No deck work, but both orders of Joist tape came yesterday. Amazon...

Had a power outage at church this morning as I was recording/streaming a ladies event, first video got corrupted when power went out. I thought that computer was on UPS, I was wrong...... But they did feed me. Tonight the church ladies are getting together to eat, so the guys are going to...

Pretty view for seat time..

I braided baler twine for ropes for swings. Dad kept all of his.

We mowed about 40-50 acres at the farm with 5 ft until we got the 6 ft last yr. Would like to go bigger, but that means bigger tractor. I used my 5 ft mower on my 20 hp Massey all the time.

Hope the rain dampens the wildfires up in PA where we like to camp. 2 fires 0% contained after 2 days.

Line is gathering from multiple pads.

Very little work on deck. Got the rest of trex off trailer and on the deck, then moved trailer out of back yard before the rain comes. Worked on corner. They say to leave gap for expansion. Weird because deck already had double joist on edge but single outside band board.

force yourself. 😂

The problem is the lawyers did not specify it in the contract, except we do have a reclaim clause, so either way works. I prefer the stone. Temp water line is for different company, different pad.

Our neighbor to the east, which is four hundred feet down in the valley. Our property corner back here is an almost straight drop downhill, or at least right after the corner... The creek where they will draw water from, drains into the Ohio River. Corner stake on the hill in 1994. I have...

Water line below our pond, and next pic is where it enters the south side of the farm, property line is highlighted.

We used to grow acres of potatoes and strawberries. Brown shows locations of some of our past potato fields. The blue square is the location of another log house from the 1800s-early 1900s , and the reason the barn is away from our house, as this was originally a different parcel of land...

When negotiating with the lawyers for the oil/gas pipeline, they said "they won't put down stone for access, they will just put down timber mats to drive on" Boy were the lawyers wrong....... They do have to reclaim it, but if the road is in good shape when they are done, we might just keep...

got new light fixture up, that burned out at power outage last week. Big difference inside. Wish I could just find the LED panel to replace.

Better view of water line thru the back 80 acres. THe clump on lower left corner, is foundation of a log house built in early 1800s Where it leaves our property, they just cut the wire in the fence.. We don't have cows in there any more.

They just don't care. In any case, we got a lot of logs to do something with. Dad doesn't burn wood any more, he's just not able to manage the stairs to get to the basement. They got a brush pile burning today. I posted some more pics of todays equipment going in and out in my farm thread...

Lot going on again this morning, moving excavators in, taking others out, burning brush, almost took out the power line again.

They were told the east side, that doesn’t change.

This is code, right?

Some pics of the two pipelines going in , one only a temp water line, they already got it laid. The other had the ROW cleared now. They broke the electric line going to our water well, they temp put it back up, and put their flags back up (they had gotten taken down to lay the stone).

Had a regular convention at the farm after they knocked down the electric line. They put the flags back up, that had been down, they raised the lines higher using temp poles. Our pole at the corn crib got knocked over when they hit the line. The temp water line is already installed across the...

Got the stuck tree unstuck, and partly cut into firewood. Used BH to pull multiflora roses along the creek. Sams club run, and filled two 5 gal cans for mower. Amazon says if joist tape doesn’t come by tomorrow, I can cancel. I tried, but only see a return option, and it hasn’t shown up...

when this is done, I start building the lower deck to connect the two.

After saying I was taking a break from the deck today, I went and pulled the nails on the last 3 boards. Then mowed the back field and along creek. Found a casualty of the wind the other day.. Just had to catch that tree..

It’s a butyl tape, so pretty much the same thing I’m using. I don’t have time to do much work today, got my Derm body scan this afternoon.